Vietnam

We have a long history of welcoming students from Vietnam, and a proven track record of supporting them to achieve their academic and professional career goals.

Empowered by the University of Stirling experience, our Vietnamese graduates have become global citizens, successfully forging careers in a variety of fields around the world.

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Overview

Welcome

International students are at the heart of what we do at the University of Stirling. We're proud to educate students from over 120 nationalities on our beautiful campus.

We deliver high quality courses that produce intellectually-able graduates, who are highly sought after by employers throughout the world.

Partners

If you're a prospective partner, find out more about our partnerships in your country.

How to get here

You can fly to either Edinburgh or Glasgow airports from a wide range of international and domestic airports.

Glasgow airport is about 1 hour away, and Edinburgh airport approximately 45 minutes from our University campus, travelling by car or taxi. From Stirling to Edinburgh Airport it's 60 minutes by bus, and to Glasgow Airport, 1 hour and 20-50 minutes by bus.

Entry requirements

Undergraduate

High Graduation Examination (HGE)

We normally require students holding Vietnamese secondary school qualifications to complete an appropriate Foundation programme. Find out more about our Foundation and pathway programmes.

International Baccalaureate

We welcome applications from students studying towards the full International Baccalaureate diploma. Normally, applicants are required to obtain an overall score of between 26 - 34 points, depending on the course they're applying to. Certain subjects may be stipulated dependent on the course being applied to.

Postgraduate

We welcome applications from students holding 6/10 in the Bang Tot Nghiep Dai Hoc or Thac si, for entry to most of our Masters level courses.

English language requirements

If English isn't your first language, you'll need to demonstrate a minimum level of English language proficiency. We accept a variety of tests, details of the minimum grades we require can be found on our English Language Requirements page.

Please also check the specific grades required for your chosen course by checking our individual course pages.

Submission of IELTS and other recognised English language tests may be waived on a case by case basis, if the medium of instruction at previous study was in English within the last five years. We require an official letter from your University or College.

For further advice please email international@stir.ac.uk.

Need help improving your English?
There's a number of options available to you, ranging from a course for those who need only a little help, up to a longer-term programme.

Funding opportunities

Scholarships

Our Postgraduate Vietnam Scholarship is awarded in the form of a £4,000 tuition fee waiver and is open to full time, on-campus, self-funding applicants who are either Vietnamese nationals or are living in Vietnam at the point of application, and are classed as overseas students for tuition fee purposes.

We have scholarship and funding opportunities for undergraduate and postgraduate international students. Use our Scholarship Finder to find out more.

Tuition Fees

For details of tuition fees, please visit our International Tuition Fees page.

Meet us in Vietnam

Upcoming visits

The University of Stirling regularly travels to Vietnam attending recruitment events, and visiting schools and colleges. Forthcoming trips are listed below. If there are no trips scheduled to take place, please contact Ciorstan MacGregor for more information.